Pronouns Russian declension

1 pronouns

1.1 personal pronouns
1.2 demonstrative pronouns
1.3 possessive adjectives , pronouns
1.4 interrogative pronouns

pronouns
personal pronouns


russian subject t-v distinction. respectful form of singular same plural form. begins capital letter: Вы, Вас, Вам etc. in following situations: personal letters , official papers (addressee definite), , questionnaires (addressee indefinite), otherwise begins minuscule. compare distinction between du , sie in german or tu , vous in french.
when preposition used directly before 3rd-person pronoun, н- prefixed: у него (read: у нево), с неё, etc. because prepositional case occurs after preposition, third person prepositional starts н-.
like adjectives , numerals, letter г (g) in genitive , accusative form pronounced в (v) его/него ево/нево.

demonstrative pronouns

possessive adjectives , pronouns

unlike english, russian uses same form possessive adjective , corresponding possessive pronoun. in russian grammar called possessive pronouns притяжательные местоимения (compare possessive adjectives peter s = петин above). following rules apply:

possessive pronouns agree noun of possessed in case, gender, , number.
the reflexive pronoun свой used when possessor subject of clause, whatever person, gender, , number of subject.
no non-reflexive exists 3rd person: genitive of personal pronoun instead, i.e. его masc./neut. sing. possessor, её fem. sing. possessor , их plural possessor. unlike other genitives used possessive meaning, in modern russian these words placed before object of possession.
example of difference between reflexive , non-reflexive pronouns:

“Он лю́бит свою́ жену́ = loves (own) wife”   while   “Он лю́бит его́ жену́ = loves (someone else s) wife”.


unlike latin similar rule applies third person only, russian accepts using reflexives persons:

“Люблю́ свою́ жену́ = love wife”
“Люблю́ себя́ = love myself”





the ending -его pronounced -ево.



the ending -его pronounced -ево́.

interrogative pronouns



the ending -его pronounced -ево.